- Date
- July 5, 1973
- Place
- Orlando, FL · ORLANDO, FL
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N4875VBellanca 17-30
- Status
- Completed · report August 30, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730705021499A
- Case key
- 189569
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1950 73/7/5 ORLANDO,FLA BELLANCA 17-30 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 41, 671 TIME - 1104 N4875V PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 34 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HERNDON MUNICIPAL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MIAMI,FLA ORLANDO,FLA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION TERRAIN - OTHER COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- WHEN ENG STOPPED PLT SWITCHED TANKS MANY TIMES UN RESTART ENG.R MAIN FUEL TANK EMPTY.RESIDENT AREA
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4875V
- Reported as
- Bellanca 17-30
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Herndon Municipal
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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